American Voices: Culture and Community
- ISBN-10
- 0767411307
- ISBN-13
- 9780767411301
- Series
- American Voices
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-10
- Authors
- Dolores LaGuardia, Hans Paul Guth
Description
This thematic reader focuses on contemporary American culture and offers over 120 provocative readings and images representing a broad range of genres and diverse authorial voices.
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